Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 9 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, May 6, 2014:

The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report on how the mandates and practices of the UNHCR and UNICEF have evolved to meet the needs of displaced children in modern conflict situations, with particular attention to the current crisis in Syria; and

That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2014.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Gary W. O'Brien

Clerk of the Senate